Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
Episode 143 – Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper
We invited Rebecca Mahoney, co-writer of The Bridge podcast and author of the upcoming YA novel The Valley and the Flood, to be a guest on our new podcast, My Least Favorite Murder. We read novelist Patricia Cornwell’s ambitiously-titled true crime book Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper–Case Closed. Listen now to hear more than you ever wanted to know about a famous painter’s penis!
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: A new Ripper mystery: Why Patricia Cornwell won’t stop hunting him by Mary Wakefield
“Whitechapel mural will celebrate the lives of Jack the Ripper’s victims” by Alison Flood
“Historian speaks of ‘constant trolling’ over Jack the Ripper book” by Mark Brown
Sawbones #151 – The Royal Fistula Fad
Sawbones #245 – Medical Illustration
Candy Pairing: Kait says gruel, Rebecca says bachelorette party penis pops, Renata says ginger chews.
Coming up next: Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis.
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Readers Advisory: Episode 143 – Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper by Patricia Cornwell. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Episode 142 – Scythe
As a belated Valentine to ourselves, we invited our friend Angie Manfredi (@MissKubelik), editor of The Other F-Word, back on the show to read a Best Bestseller. We read Scythe by Neal Shusterman, a twisty YA utopia-ish where death is optional and the cloud is your friend. This episode does contain full spoilers for a book that we sincerely recommend reading, so maybe hold off on listening if you’ve been meaning to read Scythe? Or listen to the episode now–in the age of mortality, life is short.
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes:
Angie sent me this clip from an interview with Neal Shusterman before we recorded but the actual article seems to have disappeared from the internet???
Four Questions for Neal Shusterman
Candy Pairing: Angie says whatever candy you like best, Kait says a box of chocolates with one poisoned one, Renata says Dippin Dots.
Coming up next: Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper–Case Closed by Patricia Cornwell.
* Worst Bestsellers is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
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Readers Advisory: Episode 142 – Scythe
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Scythe by Neal Shusterman. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Episode 141 – Midnight Bayou
To ease ourselves back into reading garbage after our winter break, we had returning guest Christine join us for another book by Our Lady Nora Roberts. This time around, we read Midnight Bayou, a Louisiana love story for the ages between a man and home renovations. You’re going to have to turn your volume way up if you want to listen to this episode over all that Mardi Gras ruckus!
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: “Welcome to Noraville, the Small Maryland Town Rebuilt by Nora Roberts” by Esther Wang
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books – Renovation Romances
Candy Pairing: Christine says rum candy, Kait says a French 75, Renata says beignets.
Coming up next: Scythe by Neal Shusterman.
* Worst Bestsellers is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
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Readers Advisory: Episode 141 – Midnight Bayou
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Midnight Bayou by Nora Roberts. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Episode 139 – Bests & Worsts of 2019 (Part 1, Children’s & YA)
Tune in to our Bests & Worsts of 2019 episodes to hear us discuss these titles and read excerpts from our favorites! Please note:
- We counted things that we read in 2019, regardless of publication year.
- We didn’t count anything that we read specifically for this podcast, so our worst books are aside from those.
- For that reason, we picked top 5 favorites and only 1 least favorite–we have this whole podcast to talk about bad books, so for these episodes we’re choosing to focus on the positive!
- Some of our “worsts” are really just “least best.” Listen to the podcast to hear more detail!
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Episode 138 – Queer Venting About Instinct
How desperate is Kait for scraps? She pre-ordered the next Murder Games novel just for another dumb murder story about gay people, despite all her issues with the first one. And boy, there were issues. Join Kait and Wren as they delve into what works and what doesn’t in “James Patterson’s” foray into queer protagonists, and gush endlessly over how much they love the incredibly silly show based on it.
Coming up next: Bests and Worsts of 2019, Part One
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